International relations of east asia
A.A. 2018/2019
Obiettivi formativi
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the security dimension of China's rise. While much of the public debate on China and security revolves around Beijing's expanding military capabilities, the security dimension of China's rise is in fact a more complex and multi-faceted phenomenon: it involves both China's domestic politics and its foreign policy, and is closely intertwined to other dimensions of China's rise (diplomacy, foreign trade, soft power etc.). By focusing on the security dimension, the course will then address a set of issues that are crucial for China's rise and its implications for the rest of the world.
Risultati apprendimento attesi
Non definiti
Periodo: Terzo trimestre
Modalità di valutazione: Esame
Giudizio di valutazione: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Corso singolo
Questo insegnamento non può essere seguito come corso singolo. Puoi trovare gli insegnamenti disponibili consultando il catalogo corsi singoli.
Programma e organizzazione didattica
Edizione unica
Responsabile
Periodo
Terzo trimestre
STUDENTI FREQUENTANTI
Programma
The course is composed of two units that investigate on the security dimension of China's rise in its domestic and external implications. The first unit will focus on civil-military relations in contemporary China: we will analyse how Party-Army relations evolved throughout the history of the People's Republic of China, with a focus on the role that the military plays in Chinese politics today and its impact on the foreign policy decision-making process. The second unit will turn to China's military doctrine and to the employment of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in China's foreign policy: we will focus on doctrinal developments since the 1980s and analyse some examples of PLA operations, including naval operations in support of China's maritime claims, participation in UN peacekeeping missions and anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden.
Prerequisiti
Class presentations and written exam
Materiale di riferimento
STUDENTI NON FREQUENTANTI
Reading list for attending students (all the papers will be provided at the beginning of the course)
1. Amos Perlmutter and William M. LeoGrande, "The Party in Uniform: Toward a Theory of Civil-Military Relations in Communist Political Systems", American Political Science Review, Vol. 76, No. 4 (1982), pp. 778-789.
2. Ellis Joffe, "Party-Army Relations in China: Retrospect and Prospect", The China Quarterly, No. 146 (1996), pp. 299-314.
3. James Mulvenon, "China: Conditional Compliance", in Muthiah Alagappa, Coercion and Governance. The Declining Political Role of the Military in Asia (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001), pp. 317-335.
4. Michael D. Swaine, "The PLA Role in China's Foreign Policy and Crisis Behavior", in Phillip C. Saunders and Andrew Scobell (eds.), PLA Influence on China's National Security Policymaking (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2015), pp. 141-165.
5. M. Taylor Fravel, "Shifts in Warfare and Party Unity. Explaining China's Changes in Military Strategy", International Security, Vol. 42, No. 3 (2017-18), pp. 37-83.
6. PRC State Council Information Office, The Diversified Employment of China's Armed Forces (Beijing: 2013).
7. PRC State Council Information Office, China's Military Strategy (Beijing: 2015).
8. Simone Dossi, "'Upholding the Correct Political Direction'. The PLA Reform and Civil-Military Relations in Xi Jinping's China", The International Spectator, Vol. 53, No. 3 (2018), pp. 118-131.
9. M. Taylor Fravel, "Cooperation and Escalation in Territorial Disputes", in Id., Strong Borders, Secure Nation. Cooperation and Conflict in China's Territorial Disputes (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008), pp. 10-69.
10. M. Taylor Fravel, "The PLA and National Security Decisionmaking: Insights from China's Territorial and Maritime Disputes", in Phillip C. Saunders and Andrew Scobell (eds.), PLA Influence on China's National Security Policymaking (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2015), pp. 249-273.
11. Andrea Ghiselli, "Civil-Military Relations and Organisational Preferences Regarding the Use of the Military in Chinese Foreign Policy: Insights from the Debate on MOOTW", Journal of Strategic Studies (2018), DOI: 10.1080/01402390.2018.1438892.
12. Simone Dossi, "The EU, China, and Nontraditional Security: Prospects for Cooperation in the Mediterranean Region", Mediterranean Quarterly, Vol. 26, No. 1 (2015), pp. 77-96.
1. Amos Perlmutter and William M. LeoGrande, "The Party in Uniform: Toward a Theory of Civil-Military Relations in Communist Political Systems", American Political Science Review, Vol. 76, No. 4 (1982), pp. 778-789.
2. Ellis Joffe, "Party-Army Relations in China: Retrospect and Prospect", The China Quarterly, No. 146 (1996), pp. 299-314.
3. James Mulvenon, "China: Conditional Compliance", in Muthiah Alagappa, Coercion and Governance. The Declining Political Role of the Military in Asia (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001), pp. 317-335.
4. Michael D. Swaine, "The PLA Role in China's Foreign Policy and Crisis Behavior", in Phillip C. Saunders and Andrew Scobell (eds.), PLA Influence on China's National Security Policymaking (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2015), pp. 141-165.
5. M. Taylor Fravel, "Shifts in Warfare and Party Unity. Explaining China's Changes in Military Strategy", International Security, Vol. 42, No. 3 (2017-18), pp. 37-83.
6. PRC State Council Information Office, The Diversified Employment of China's Armed Forces (Beijing: 2013).
7. PRC State Council Information Office, China's Military Strategy (Beijing: 2015).
8. Simone Dossi, "'Upholding the Correct Political Direction'. The PLA Reform and Civil-Military Relations in Xi Jinping's China", The International Spectator, Vol. 53, No. 3 (2018), pp. 118-131.
9. M. Taylor Fravel, "Cooperation and Escalation in Territorial Disputes", in Id., Strong Borders, Secure Nation. Cooperation and Conflict in China's Territorial Disputes (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008), pp. 10-69.
10. M. Taylor Fravel, "The PLA and National Security Decisionmaking: Insights from China's Territorial and Maritime Disputes", in Phillip C. Saunders and Andrew Scobell (eds.), PLA Influence on China's National Security Policymaking (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2015), pp. 249-273.
11. Andrea Ghiselli, "Civil-Military Relations and Organisational Preferences Regarding the Use of the Military in Chinese Foreign Policy: Insights from the Debate on MOOTW", Journal of Strategic Studies (2018), DOI: 10.1080/01402390.2018.1438892.
12. Simone Dossi, "The EU, China, and Nontraditional Security: Prospects for Cooperation in the Mediterranean Region", Mediterranean Quarterly, Vol. 26, No. 1 (2015), pp. 77-96.
Programma
The course is composed of two units that investigate on the security dimension of China's rise in its domestic and external implications. The first unit will focus on civil-military relations in contemporary China, with a focus on how Party-Army relations evolved throughout the history of the People's Republic of China and its impact on the foreign policy decision-making process. The second unit will turn to the employment of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in China's foreign policy and will address the issue of China's use of military force in territorial disputes.
Prerequisiti
Written exam
Materiale di riferimento
M. Taylor Fravel, Strong Borders, Secure Nation. Cooperation and Conflict in China's Territorial Disputes, Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2008.
And the following papers:
1. Amos Perlmutter and William M. LeoGrande, "The Party in Uniform: Toward a Theory of Civil-Military Relations in Communist Political Systems", American Political Science Review, Vol. 76, No. 4 (1982), pp. 778-789.
2. Ellis Joffe, "Party-Army Relations in China: Retrospect and Prospect", The China Quarterly, No. 146 (1996), pp. 299-314.
3. James Mulvenon, "China: Conditional Compliance", in Muthiah Alagappa, Coercion and Governance. The Declining Political Role of the Military in Asia (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001), pp. 317-335.
4. Simone Dossi, "'Upholding the Correct Political Direction'. The PLA Reform and Civil-Military Relations in Xi Jinping's China", The International Spectator, Vol. 53, No. 3 (2018), pp. 118-131.
5. M. Taylor Fravel, "Shifts in Warfare and Party Unity. Explaining China's Changes in Military Strategy", International Security, Vol. 42, No. 3 (2017-18), pp. 37-83.
And the following papers:
1. Amos Perlmutter and William M. LeoGrande, "The Party in Uniform: Toward a Theory of Civil-Military Relations in Communist Political Systems", American Political Science Review, Vol. 76, No. 4 (1982), pp. 778-789.
2. Ellis Joffe, "Party-Army Relations in China: Retrospect and Prospect", The China Quarterly, No. 146 (1996), pp. 299-314.
3. James Mulvenon, "China: Conditional Compliance", in Muthiah Alagappa, Coercion and Governance. The Declining Political Role of the Military in Asia (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001), pp. 317-335.
4. Simone Dossi, "'Upholding the Correct Political Direction'. The PLA Reform and Civil-Military Relations in Xi Jinping's China", The International Spectator, Vol. 53, No. 3 (2018), pp. 118-131.
5. M. Taylor Fravel, "Shifts in Warfare and Party Unity. Explaining China's Changes in Military Strategy", International Security, Vol. 42, No. 3 (2017-18), pp. 37-83.
Docente/i
Ricevimento:
Martedì dalle 14.30 alle 17.30 (in studio o via Teams), su appuntamento da fissare via mail.
Dipartimento di Studi internazionali, giuridici e storico-politici, via Conservatorio 7, I piano, stanza 8